SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga, May 2, 2011-The Department of Labor and Employment 3 (DOLE 3) under its Integrated Livelihood Program towards Community Enterprise Development (DILP-CED) awarded a total of 2.5 million livelihood assistance for the seven community groups in Central Luzon identified as the Kaunlaran ng mga Kababaihan para sa Kinabukasan SEA-K (Self Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran) Association of San Luis, Aurora (Sabutan Making); Alion Kapit-Bisig SEA-K Association of Mariveles, Bataan (Cashew Processing); OFW Family Circle of Bustos, Bulacan (Minsa Production); Parista Barangay Defense System Multi Purpose Cooperative of Lupao, Nueva Ecija (Mushroom Production); Water Liliy Handicraft Makers of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga; San Manuel Women’s Multi Purpose Cooperative of San Manuel, Tarlac (Ampalaya coffee and tea making) and the Masinloc Association of Handicraft Makers of Masinloc, Zambales.
DOLE 3 chief Leopoldo De Jesus said that the assistance sought to generate income and employment through the enhancement and transformation of livelihood projects in the barangays to community enterprises.
De Jesus, who personally awarded the monetary support to the grantees along with Labor Undersecretary Lourdes Trasmonte and partner agencies, said that their mandates do not stop in facilitating job opportunities alone, but rather, they are opening more opportunities by empowering each and every Filipino worker to venture into entrepreneurship through our integrated livelihood programs to improve their lives.
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